JHB and Cape Town shows confirmed

Rihanna is bringing two of her Diamonds World Tour concerts to the shores South Africa this spring. World tour promoters Live Nation together with Big Concerts confirmed today that the tour which kicks off in North America this week is set to make two stops in South Africa – with confirmed concerts at the FNB Stadium Johannesburg on Sunday 13th October 2013 and at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday 16th October 2013.

Tickets for the Diamonds World Tour in South Africa will go on sale for Johannesburg on Thursday 11th April at 9am priced R330 – R930 and in Cape Town on Friday 12th April at 9am priced R275 – R820.

Rihanna has dominated global charts with “Diamonds,” the fastest-rising single of her career to date and first single to be release from Unapologetic her 7th studio album for Island Def Jam in just seven years.

The recipient of six Grammy Awards® and seven Billboard Music Awards, Rihanna has sold over 41 million albums and 150 million digital tracks worldwide, and currently holds the record as the top-selling digital artist of all time. Forbes named Rihanna the world’s #1 social media star with over 2.9 billion views on YouTube/VEVO, the most ever for any female artist, over 63 million Facebook fans, and over 27 million Twitter followers. In addition to her 12 Hot 100 #1 singles and overall 24 Top 10 singles, she also has 18 #1 singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts.